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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010–1100

Surficial Geology of the Sea Floor in Long Island Sound Offshore of Orient Point, New York


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Figure 14. An image showing sand waves in the western part of the study area.

Figure 14. Detailed multibeam bathymetry image in the western part of the study area showing sand waves and a hummocky sea floor with boulders. The sand waves have 10- to 20-meter wavelengths. Location of image shown in figure 12.

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